Course details
- Eligibility SACE eligibility criteria apply to the subject, see downloads
This course is for students with little or no previous knowledge of the language
The Stage 2 Italian Beginners course is the continuation of the Stage 1 Italian Beginners course. Students will continue to develop their skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening in Italian language. By end of this course students will have sufficient language skills to be able to communicate in Italian on a range of everyday topics as detailed below.
Additionally, students will develop their inter-cultural understandings by reflecting on aspects their own culture and that of Italian language speakers:
Eligibility – This course is for students with little or no previous knowledge of the language.
SACE eligibility criteria apply to the subject, see downloads
The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 Italian Beginners:
School Based Assessment | Weighting |
| 30% |
| 20% |
| 20% |
External Assessment | |
| 30% |
External Assessment
Assessment Type 4: Examination (30%). The examination consists of two assessments:
Oral Examination
The oral examination is designed to assess primarily students’ knowledge and skill in using spoken Italian. The oral examination takes approximately 10 minutes and has two sections.
Written Examination
The 2½-hour written examination, plus 10 minutes’ reading time, has three sections:
The examinations will be graded by external assessors with reference to performance standards.
Students are allowed to use monolingual and/or bilingual printed dictionaries in the written examination.
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